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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Here we go, our 50th challenge! What a delightful feeling it is, to know how much this little blog grew with time :)I would like to remind you that we are planning on some seriouscelebration in the first week of August (being our Anniversary month).Read all about it HERE in the yesterday's post!

As the month is coming to an end, we are sadly giving you the last portion of inspiration from Dawn Woleslagle. Fret not, though... this card is sure to give your mojo a kick!

Here are the deets:1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC50), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.5. We will choose one winner randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor - if there is one. In addition, the authors of the four most impressive creations will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards.We will announce the winners on Wednesday.6. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Thank you so much for another fabulous week! The gallery was chock full of beauties :) Before I get to the winners, I'd like to announce the big news that we've been itching to invite you to...

The CASE Study 1st Anniversary Blog Hop!

Yes!! CASE Study is turning One! It's been a terrific year and a truly humbling experience, being able to design along such a fabulous buch of Artists. We learnt a lot, got a whole lot of inspiration, and surely had a lot of fun too :)

On the 4th of August, we're holding a big celebratory Blog Hop, with our Designers and all but one of our amazing Muses, sharing with you what they do best! The theme of the event will be CASEing one of our DT gals - past or present, and you're warmly welcome to join in.There will be a Linky widget as usual, where you'll be able to share your inspired creation, and the DT will have lots ofPRIZES to give away! All you'll need to do is join in the Hop, and leave some love along the way... you won't want to miss it!

If you'd like to spread the word or announce your participation, copy and paste the HTML code in your sidebar's HTML widget:

For the rest of the month, we are having more fun up our sleeves, with a different inspiration each week. We won't have a new Muse this time around... but a whole bunch of them! Stay tuned for more info soon :)We hope to see you here on the 4th!

Can you say breathtaking?? Karen designed her card around the same stamp set, but gave it a different, bolder look... and my oh my, does it pack a punch or what?! Not only the layout is beautiful in its simplicity, the stamping is flawless (look at this perfect alignment!), but there is just enough of pink to set it all off. I'm in awe, I'm sure you are too! Congrats, Karen :)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Welcome to another week of inspiration! It's amazing how we're almost at our 50th challenge...As I mentioned last week, August brings our first anniversary, and we've got fun things up our sleeves! I can't wait to share them with you, so stay tuned for more information coming in the last week of July :)

Here's the inspiration from Dawn Woleslagle, that I chose for us to work with. Let's pull out these background builders, folks! *wink*

Here are the deets:1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC49), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.5. We will choose one winner randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor - if there is one. In addition, the authors of the four most impressive creations will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards.We will announce the winners on Wednesday.6. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Oh my word... you certainly enjoyed last week's inspiration! The gallery was AMAZING!! Thank you so much for taking the time to play along... it's always a pleasure to see such high attendance, and it's a great opportunity to learn something new from YOU!

Before I get to our winners, I would like to introduce you to another new DT gal, as I promised to do last week.Please help me welcome the amazing Clare Buswell from Clare's Creations!

Hi, I'm Clare Buswell! I live in a small village called Athea in the south-west of Ireland with the love of my life Niall and our beautiful daughter Isabelle. Isabelle is four and starts school in September. (She loves to 'borrow' little crafty bits from me and make her own cards too!)I've always been creative in some form or another, I have a passion for painting and I've tried lots of different crafts over the years. I love quilling and making my own embellishments. I studied graphic design at art college. I only discovered stamping after the birth of my daughter when I had little time for painting but longed to be creative. Card making was the perfect answer for me as it satisfied all my creative needs. I design regularly for Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine in the UK. I also run card-making workshops in my local craft shop.

I love challenge blogs, they really help to push me outside my comfort zone. I'm really excited to be joining the team at CASE Study and to work alongside such a talented group! Thanks for asking me Chupa!You can see more of my work on my blog, http://clare-buswell.blogspot.com/

Clare, along with the two more wonderful Teamies - Cristina & Amy, have made it to the Top 15 in this year's Gallery Idol! We're very proud of them, and we hope that you'll take the time to cast your votes too. You can find the contestants' entries here on Paper Crafts website. Every vote helps them jump to the next round! :)

What an amazing design that is... does the addition of red pack a punch or what??! Classy and elegant, yet so girly and soft, this card is a pure delight. It makes me want to pull out monochromatic stuff and CREATE away!

This week we're having a sponsored challenge. Our fabulous sponsor is Really Reasonable Ribbon, with a $10 Gift Certificate to the store. Woohoo!

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Now all you have to do is play with us!

Here are the deets:1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC48), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.5. We will choose one winner randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor. In addition, the authors of the four most impressive creations will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards.We will announce the winners on Wednesday.6. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

We had another AMAZING week here at CASE Study, thanks to you! So much inspiration... you clearly enjoyed working with Dawn's card, it makes me very happy.

Before I get to our winners, I would like to introduce you to our new DT member. As you know, we had two ladies stepping down at the beginning of this month, and as much as we're sad to see them go, there are some pretty awesome designers filling in their shoes!One of them is Debby Hughes from Lime Doodle!

Hi, I'm Debby Hughes, a stay at home mum of three. I've always loved paper, pens and art supplies but fell in love with card making about 6 years ago. I found that being creative was a great way to unwind after a hectic day with three young children.When the children were small I used to craft in the evenings but now they are older and all at school my evenings seem to revolve around being the family taxi service so I try and grab a little time during the peace and quiet of the school day. I started my blog (www.limedoodle.blogspot.com) almost a year ago as a means of recording and sharing my projects but not really expecting anyone to pop by. However, from that first day I found a community of like-minded people many of which are now firm friends. Over the last few years I have found challenges a great way to spark my creativity and as a long term follower and participant of the CASE study challenges, I am thrilled to be joining the team.

I hope you'll join us in welcoming Debby to our family :)Keep an eye to an announcement of another designer, next week.(and to spice up things a bit more, let me add that our first anniversary is drawing near, and we've got some exciting things in store for you! Details coming soon)

I love the striking effect of the boldly coloured flowers, against the white background. I love the ribbon treatment, and how the olive green adds to the colour palette. Lastly, it's just such a perfect clean & simple design!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Well hello, inkers! You certainly did your best with the sneaky peek yesterday. So, to those of you who guessed that our July Muse is Dawn Woleslagle from WPlus9, congratulations - you guessed right!We're so happy to have this talented lady joining us for the whole month... take it away, Dawn!

Professionally, Dawn has been an graphic artist/designer for over 13 years. However, her love of art began as a child while sewing with her mother, creating pottery with her grandmother, and teaching herself to oil paint by watching Bob Ross. "And here lives a happy little tree." Sorry, I couldn't resist. It wasn't until she was an adult that she realized she could earn a living doing what she loved through graphic design.

She was introduced to paper crafting by way of a stamp club party. Little did she know how much she would come to love the art of card making. When she realized that she could combine her love of graphic illustration and stamping, Wplus9 Design Studio was born. It was a match made in heaven.

"I am absolutely in awe every time I see a creation in blogland or gracing the pages of a magazine using stamps that I designed! It is the most rewarding and exhilarating feeling in the world. I am truly grateful to each and every person who supports Wplus9 and look forward to providing high quality stamps and accessories for as long as you all will have me!" ~ Dawn

Before I get into our Design Team's creations, I've got to share some sad news... Lenet and Melyssa are unfortunately stepping down this week. We're going to miss you and your amazing creations, ladies! Their shoes are going to be filled shortly, so stay tuned for the announcement!

Here are the deets:1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC47), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.5. We will choose one winner randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor. In addition, the authors of the four most impressive creations will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards.We will announce the winners on Wednesday.6. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!

The idea behind our challenges is all about getting inspired by some of the most talented paper crafters in the industry. We feature a new Guest Designer (Muse) every month, and show you how this person inspires us. Then, we want you to do just the same! Simple and easy, huh?I hope you'll join in the fun!

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